G/SPS/N/UKR/161/Add.1  
 
5 January 2023  
(23-0215) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 5 January 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Ukraine . 
 
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The draft Law "On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on Improving State Regulation in the 
Sphere of Pesticides and Agrochemicals"  
Ukraine notifies the adoption of the Law of Ukraine No. 2775 -IX "On Amendments to Certain Laws of 
Ukraine on Improving State Regulation in the Sphere of Pesticides and Agrochemicals" of 
16 November 2022.  
The Law was published on 28 December 2022 and will enter into force in six months from the date of 
its publication, namely on 28 June 2023, except:  
− Subparagraph 8 of paragraph 1 of Section I of this Law (refers to requir ements on packaging and 
labelling), that shall enter into force on 1 January 2024; and  
− Paragraph 3 of Section I and paragraphs 2 and 3 of section "Final and Transitional Provisions", 
that shall enter into force on the day following the day of publication o f this Law, namely on 
29 December 2022.  
It is also established that:  
− Pesticides and agrochemicals placed on the market prior to the entry into force of subparagraph 
8 of paragraph 1 of Section I of this Law may be placed on the market until their expiratio n date, 
provided that their packaging and labeling comply with the requirements of the legislation of 
Ukraine in force for the time of placing such pesticides and agrochemicals on the market;  
− Temporarily, until the date of entry into force of this Law, the  provisions of the Law of Ukraine 
"On Plant Quarantine" in terms of authorization of laboratories to conduct inspection, sampling 
and phytosanitary examination (analysis) shall be suspended.  
https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/2775 -20#n173  available in Ukrainian  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/UKR/23_0241_00_x.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or sc ope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  G/SPS/N/UKR/161/Add.1  
 
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  Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced fin al date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National  Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
Ministry of Economу of Ukraine  
Department for Trade Agreements and Export Development  
12/2 Hrushevskoho Str.  
Tel: +(38 044) 596 6839  
Fax: +(38 044) 596 6839  
E-mail: ep@me.gov.ua  
Website: https://www.me.gov.ua  
Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
 
 
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